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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Dubuque County, IA

How Dubuque County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #302 of 1,656 scored counties
#10 of 27 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
22
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
39
+14.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,426 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,381
+0.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 primary care and pediatric clinics in Dubuque County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

At $1,426 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Dubuque County spend about $58.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 49% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Dubuque County was 39 in 2023, up 14.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,051 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Dubuque County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Dubuque County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #302 of 1,656 scored counties and #10 of 27 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Dubuque County compares

The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the primary care and pediatric clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Primary care and pediatrics in Dubuque County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureDubuque CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.46.27.2
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.3M$1.8M
Households per official establishment1,0511,197593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.7%−5.8%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,426$1,412$1,288
Median household income$77,630$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score6875

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 39+14.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,401
Annual payroll, 2023
$135M
One-person businesses, 2023
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
220 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Dubuque County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Dubuque County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,381+0.1% since 2020
Households
40,989
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
163
Median household income
$77,630+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,177
Median home value
$237,300
Jobs located here
58,941
Daytime population
105,695Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Dubuque County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA9752.4$6.4M+9.0%#2 of 1,656
2Dallas County, IA83235.4$3.1M+17.8%#59 of 1,656
3Story County, IA8082.1$6.8M+2.7%#88 of 1,656
4Marion County, IA7953.8$3.8M+2.3%#98 of 1,656
5Johnson County, IA79294.6$3.2M+4.6%#99 of 1,656
6Boone County, IA7554.6$3.2M+0.4%#150 of 1,656
7Benton County, IA7465.9$2.5M+1.8%#178 of 1,656
8Dickinson County, IA7166.8$2.1M+1.7%#246 of 1,656
9Marshall County, IA6853.2$4.2M−0.5%#293 of 1,656
10Dubuque County, IA68225.4$2.7M+0.1%#302 of 1,656

Other business types in Dubuque County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Dubuque County, IA?

There are 22 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Dubuque County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 14.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Dubuque County, IA spend on medical and dental services?

About $58.4M a year, or $1,426 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,989 households in Dubuque County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dubuque County, IA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Dubuque County has 5.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.7M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Dubuque County would have about 33, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,051 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Dubuque County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Dubuque County at 99,381 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,989 households. The median household income in Dubuque County is $77,630 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Dubuque County scores 68 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #302 of 1,656 scored counties.

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